A LOUGHBOROUGH based Motorcycle shop is to enter its own team into the British Super Bike Championship.

And the new Redline Motorcycles KTM team confirmed that Loughborough rider James Edmeades will be heading the team and competing for the first ever Evo title.

Redline Motorcycles have supported Edmeades for the past two seasons in the KTM one-make series, finishing fifth in last season’s KTM RC8 Super Cup and sixth in the KTM Super Duke battle in 2008. The team are now working hard to prepare for the opening round at Brands Hatch with several days of testing planned before the Easter season opener. Redline KTM team owner Tim Walker said: “This is an exciting time for everyone involved in this project.

“Redline Motorcycles has been a KTM dealer since 1991 and racing has always been my passion so to enter the Evo class for this year is great news for us all.

“We don’t doubt that this is a big project but we have been racing in the KTM one-make series for the past two seasons so to move to a different class is a natural progression.

“It is important to maintain the promotion of the KTM brand in BSB and maximise it to its full potential.

“The team are looking forward to an exciting year in the BSB and the isle of man TT which is a first for Redline and KTM so that will also be a challenge but we are confident of making a good show.

“Both series will be televised so we should get some really good coverage for our sponsors of which we are still looking for a title sponsor.”